Law enforcement investigation of non-sexual child abuse: Physical abuse, neglect and Abusive Head Trauma

Autor:	Nadja Schreiber Compo, Sarah A. Shaffer, Julio Mejias, J. Zoe Klemfuss, Joanna Peplak
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Law enforcement Sexual Child Abuse Management Monitoring Policy and Law Head trauma Neglect Physical abuse medicine Psychology Psychiatry Law media_common
Zdroj:	The International Journal of Evidence & Proof. 25:75-92
ISSN:	1740-5572 1365-7127
DOI:	10.1177/13657127211002284
Popis:	This study examined the experiences of law enforcement in investigating physical abuse, neglect and Abusive Head Trauma (AHT). Law enforcement ( N = 388) in the United States were surveyed regarding case characteristics, investigative strategy, interrogative approaches, frequency/content of perpetrator admissions and interagency interaction across cases of physical abuse, neglect and AHT. Results revealed that exposure rates matched those of national statistics. AHT perpetrators reported to admit guilt less often than suspects of physical abuse and neglect. Participants reported that suspects explain physical abuse and AHT by referencing poor self-control as a common cause. Lack of financial resources was commonly reported as the explanation for neglect. Potentially coercive interviewing techniques were reported across abuse types but were more frequent in cases of AHT. AHT cases were reportedly hardest to prove/prosecute partially due to conflicting medical diagnoses. Potential implications for law enforcement investigative (interviewing) policies and future research are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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